sandbox

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++sand·box /ˈsændbɒks $ -bɑːks/ noun [countable] American English  DGOa small box filled with sand for children to play in 〔供儿童在内玩耍的〕沙池 SYN British English sandpit

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sandbox• The cat used the infield like a sandbox.• The models range from architectural and topographical contour constructions to precise, measured and scaled experiments with steel in a large sandbox.

sand·box nounChineseSyllable  

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sandbox
sand‧box /ˈsændbɒks $ -bɑːks/ noun [countable] American English
a small box filled with sand for children to play in
   SYN  sandpit British English

sand·boxBrE /ˈsændbɒks/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsændbɑːks/ 🔊 (NAmE) (BrE sand·pit) noun

an area in the ground or a shallow container, filled with sand for children to play in （供儿童玩的）沙坑a test area on a computer system, where you can run software without affecting the hardware or other software 沙盒，沙箱（计算机系统测试区，在其中运行软件时不会影响到硬件或其他软件）a video game style that allows players to explore the game freely, make changes to the way it looks, or establish their own rules 沙盒游戏（一种高自由度的电子游戏类型，玩家可自主探索游戏，改变其外观，或建立自己的规则）